Nonfiction Book Reviews

So the tie-dye dude came in today (for those of you who missed me being called the mother of a 28-year-old woman, please, by all means, check out my post on the topic.  And no, I still haven’t forgiven him for that.)  I was doing check-in, so I didn’t help him out, but I did see him as he came in and almost had the breath knocked out of me when I caught sight of his outfit:

There was no tie-dye to be found anywhere.

I know, shocking huh?  He almost looked…normal.  If I didn’t know he usually dressed in tie-dye from head to toe, I might have thought he was just another patron coming into the library.

My coworker Tiffy was the one to help him, and after they were done, he turned to walk away and said over his shoulder as he went, “I know you can’t see any tie-dye on me, but don’t worry, it’s there.

“Underneath.”  With that, he saunters off to the computers.

*head thump*

Do patrons honestly think we care about their underwear?  Seriously?  I’m just glad that it was Tiffy who helped him and not me, because I might have screamed, “TMI! TMI!” and covered my ears - not exactly an action smiled upon by the Powers That Be.

So it is official - the patrons of my library are completely nuts.  As if there was ever any doubt.

In a completely and utterly unrelated topic, I just had to post a link to the most awesome article you’ll read this year.  Truly.  Written by none other than Dave Barry (as you guys already know, I’m a fan of ol’ Dave) it’s a look back at the year that we just suffered through enjoyed (I’m trying to think positive here).  It’s rather long, but if you have some time, kick back, relax, and by all means, do NOT grab a cup of coffee.  You’ll spew it all over your screen when you start laughing.

Dave Barry’s Year in Review for 2008.  All I can say is: God bless Dave Barry.  He can even make Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hilarious.

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